The accessibility of religious beliefs

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1408-1417

  Cohen, Adam B ^a   Shariff, Azim F ^b   Hill, Peter C ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude accessibility; Religious beliefs; Religiousness; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349097644     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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